The Rural Electric Youth Tour to Washington

Then & Now

Since 1967, North Carolina’s electric cooperatives have sponsored rising high school seniors on a week-long excursion in June to the nation’s capital. The students and advisors visit historic sites, meet their congressional representatives, learn about cooperatives and make lasting friendships. To learn more, visit Youthtour.coop

Posing on Capitol Hill in 1981 and 2009.

Visiting the late Rep. Charlie Rose of Fayetteville in 1980, and Rep. Mike McIntyre of Lumberton in 2010. Elected in 1997, McIntyre succeeded Rose in Congress.